Wyong, New South Wales

Wyong is a major northern suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. It is the administrative centre for the Wyong Shire local government area.

Wyong Shire is situated on the traditional land of the Darkinjung people. The growth of the town was initially stimulated by a fledgling logging industry.

Development

The completion of the F3 Freeway cut the driving time from the Sydney CBD to the suburbs of Wyong down to under 1 hour 40 minutes. Wyong is served by a railway station on the Cityrail network, 1 hour 42 minutes.

The dramatic rate of development has caused concern that the region's infrastructure is currently ill-equipped to provide adequate services such as health care and education.^{[citation needed]}. As such, much development in recent decades has centred on the nearby suburb of Tuggerah, which is situated directly beside the freeway.

The town features a racecourse which is the venue for the Central Coast Amateur Radio Club's annual Central Coast Field Day, held each February. It is claimed that this is the largest such Amateur radio event in the Southern Hemisphere.

See also

• Tuggerah Lake for a map of locations near Wyong.
• Australian Coal Alliance

Wyong has a strong future in Property Development, said to be one of the next boom suburbs.

External links

• Wyong, New South Wales is at coordinates 33°16′55″S 151°25′05″E / 33.282°S 151.418°E / -33.282; 151.418Coordinates: 33°16′55″S 151°25′05″E / 33.282°S 151.418°E / -33.282; 151.418
• Wyong Shire Council
• Central Coast Tourism